Update From Rt on Emaciated Mare

Maddie

Well, that is what I decided to name here. I was layin in the isle of 
the barn on a cot and was thinking of my gramma Madeline White Owl 
and it hit me to call her Maddie. I think in some way gramma was in 
there with me in that barn. So Maddie it is..

I. bare with me, am about to burst into tears again. Gawd its been 
hard to stay collected all evening. First off I had the local humane 
officer come out and see her himself, legal issues aside as right now 
until I get wild hair up my arse that can sit till I get her health 
under control. Then I can go on a hunt...:D *cheezy grin* He has seen 
her and from look on his face that told me more than a 2 hour 
conversation could. So this way if someone calls about her then they 
know exactly what is going on. He said he would tell them if they do 
call "keep on driving or stop and volunteer or make a donation, 
click". He took a tour of the place and saw all the animals that we 
have here and commented on what good shape they are in, saw the 
babies and was glad that we are here and would 'highly recommend' us 
to anyone. So he will try to get the word out that we need help too. 
They are mostly small animal place.

This am Janet came over and helped me rake the pasture and clean up 
some around the barn area. I had called the vet early this am, Doc 
Haury was out of town but Doc McFarland was waiting on a horse that 
they might have to rush to emergency surgery for colic. They wound up 
taking the horse in and she didn't make it out till this afternoon. 
By then I felt like I had done ten rounds with a bull in a 10x10 pen. 
# hours sleep does nothing for trying to deal with all the things you 
have to esp emotional ones. With all the little things in between 
done I decided while waiting on Doc that I'd pull out the cot that I 
had and lay on it in the isle of the barn. Nice time to grab 30 min 
cat nap? I laid by her stall and she was looking through the rails at 
me. She walked two circles and laid down too right by the wall. I got 
up and went into her stall and sat down by her head and she flopped 
over and laid her head in my lap. I sat there looking at her eyes 
through her fly mask. I almost panic'd as I thought perhaps this was 
it..She was saying its time to go. Then as I watched her I saw this 
look like--sigh, I'm home...She just lay there content. She would 
raise up and sit a minute then poof lay back down with her head in my 
lap while I leaned on the wall dozing off and on..That is when I lost 
it..The tears all evening are hard to stop. That look and that sigh 
of contentment...

Anyway before I turn into sobbing mess and Viet has to pick me up off 
the floor. She is about 20 years old. Has hardly any teeth left and 
the ones she does have edges on them so Doc Haury will have to do 
them when she is on better track. For now its mash and she does eat 
hay pretty well. She has hard time going bathroom since the things it 
comes out of are so sunken in...I feel bad for her...I had the stall 
door open with the vet here and she wandered up the isle in her fly 
sheet stopped at the stall I keep hay in got a bite, then wandered 
through the feed room, then out the side door into the pen, then back 
in feed room and tried to go in my office following the vet to her 
truck...LOL. I had to stop her. We gave her B Complex IV, B12 shot 
and anabolic? steroid shot. I had her pull a CBC and do fecal. I'll 
get those tests on Monday unless she has them tomorrow.

Anyway I will get to everyones mails tomorrow and answer more things 
about Maddie when I've had some sleep. Its going on midnight now and 
Im ready to hit the floor..

Nite all

RT

Viet is going to help me take more pics tomorrow with better body shots

Urgent Help Requested!

This Urgent plea went out today. If anyone can help Please! Please do!!! If you can help RT and Viet help this mare, I know it will be greatly appreciated!

Well, I've done it again..... Decided to go to the auction house last night. Kat wanted to sell some of her chickens and I was hesitant about taking the trailer but opted to in the end. Guess the Creator knows better than I do and was pulling me there even when I didn't want to go and CSI Vegas was on (my fav)...I decided to head out.

Walking in the large animal area I was done even before I got to the second stall. My feet were guided to the other end like walking a path they were meant to go. Passing several along the way not really bothering to pay any attention. I got to the end stall and there she was...

*Huge sigh*  I can barely write this without crying. Whew.. There she stood as if waiting on me. My heart was in my throat and I was fuming with anger at the same time. My first reaction was either to hug her or find the *sob* that did that and give him the beating he deserved behind the barn. I asked Kat out loud in front of the others standing around "you got bail money?" She said "Yep, and its been a long time since you've beat someone's azz". Sighs...SO I walked it off and came back. I knew from the look on her face and how I felt that this girl was coming home. I don't know who was bidding against me as I couldn't see off to one side but doesn't matter. I gladly paid the $120.00 to get her out of there. Kat had gotten a warm blanket for 15.00 used at the beginning of the tack. So I put that on her and we got new halters and leads so had some of those. As soon as we had gotten through most of the animals, she got this little burro? donkey? for 45.00. He is a sweetie and so little...Anyway..back to what I need help on. 

With getting Horse Feathers set up I still am waiting on the federal papers although I am registered and certified with the state now as a non-profit horse rescue, I am recognized by the local humane society, etc. Until I get bank accounts set up in the rescue name which we will where Viet works I can't accept checks written out to Horse Feathers Equine Rescue Inc. No way to cash them. I'm working on setting things up with paypal and so on but takes time and I get to type and then go to the barn back n forth so much that its taken me 3 hours to do this email.

I need some help to get the things that she will need. With over $2,000 in vet bills in 6 weeks along with all the care for the two babies I could use a little help with this one. Kat said she will help with the vet bill today but once Doc gets here we will go over the feeding routine and I will add whatever she thinks is best also. This one has bad teeth maybe but she is eating good, she may be close to 20-25 yrs old not sure as one guy said 5-8?. So right now she is on a mash/soup that I make up. Egads I went out there in the dark of this am to make sure she didn't die through the night and when she saw me coming all I could hear was a whisper of a voice trying to nicker at me as she has no voice left from all the starvation. It made me so sad yet I know she as this will to live that is out of this world...Her hind is so sunken in that when she poops the 'turds' for lack of better word get stuck in the pockets instead of dropping to the floor so I have to pick them off her. This weekend it is supposed to get to 90 one day and I will give her a warm bath then. Its just too chilly now and she needs to settle in more. Her legs and even her feet were cold, I mean cold, from lack of body  when at the auction so now she's is bundled up and has warmth under there. If it warms up I will take that off and let her skin breathe some.

Anyway here is what I need. For those who aren't comfortable sending money then please don't hesitate to call Farmers Grain to pay directly. Those who have known me years know I put everything I have into these critters and do without myself..If you care to just mail things from Jeffers, Omaha Vaccine, etc that is fine also (supplements)  A guy at the auction and his wife were talking to me and he is a farrier, he said if I got her then her foot trimming was on him free of charge, he wanted to make sure someone got her and was taking care of her so I will call him today and get him to take care of that. Was pretty nice of him huh? Anyone wanting to help with her vet bill also can call Doc Haury's office. She may need more check ups than the others and she will need her teeth done probably soon. 

I need:

Hay

Shavings 20-40 bags--she needswell padded stall and allows for mucking

Grain--possibly senior? will know later, beet pulp, bran for mash, alfalfa cubes, apple flavored electrolytes, weight builder

Sam's Club gift cards for----- corn oil corn oil corn oil.. She is going to need a lot of it. Aloe Vera juice. 

Herbs from Lorhyl

I called Atwoods and Tractor Supply and ya know #1 I'd recommend that no one shop there, we spent nearly 8,000 there in one year and they won't even allow you to have people call for a rescue and donate. They say once its paid for they want it out of the store at that moment. That's sad as neither one will donate to Horse Rescue either. I will say that the Farmers Grain Co-op has gotten all of our business now and will continue to get more. They are caring people who deserve a KUDOS!! for making themselves available and even delivered hay earlier this year when my truck was acting up for $5.00 in gas...So I will be prejudice and send ya'll there.

FARMERS GRAIN CO
PO BOX 310
EDMOND OK 73083
405/341-3310 

Farmers grain has alfalfa/timothy cubes that I can soak for 12.75 50#

Alfalfa cubes---$9.95 50#

Wheat Bran--$8.35 50#

Beet Pulp 40# bag---$11.50

Senior Patriot---$10.35 50#

Equine Medical Associates

2625 West I-35 Frontage Road, Edmond, OK 73013 

405-348-3130

Cheri White Owl

6929 E 15th Street

Edmond, OK 73013

405-315-2928 cell

405-359-5184 barn

405-340-2142 house

While We Slept...Humanity Died!!!

While We Slept...Humanity Died!!!

By Jennifer Swanson

While many of us slept peacefully in the comforts of our home, with our loved ones safely secured, a truck was heading down Interstate 44 in Franklin County, Missouri. The truck's occupants were there against their will, they were frightened, had been crammed onto this truck inhumanely and quite possibly illegally. Some were babies recently taken from their mothers, some were young healthy boys in the prime of their life, some had just finished working and one was about to give birth....one thing they all had in common they were confused and terrified...

Photo :

Horse finally freed from

trailer of truck after suffering for hours, covered in blood

and in need of immediate care

In the dark of night who knows what goes on, who knows what laws are broken, who knows what heinous acts are committed ... most go undetected ... but by accident, not this one. The driver swerved into the median and lost control of his truck; as the tuck overturned throwing its' unsecured and unprotected occupants all over....brutally and carelessly killing many...you could hear the frightened screams. Did this happen to someone you know, a friend or a loved one?... No, it did not because our friends and loved ones have a voice and they can say no I am not going ... no you cannot treat me like this, I have rights and you are breaking them. No, unfortunately the occupants of this truck have no voice, they cannot say no, and although our country may say we protect them and keep them safe ... we have failed them.

The occupants of this truck were horses....all of who at one time thought they were safe and loved... a 7 month old foal, 2 young and beautiful Stallions... a pregnant mare close to giving birth, even a pretty little Buckskin well groomed and in great condition still wearing her auction tag, plus many many more nice healthy horses that were on their way to SLAUGHTER!!!.. 42 horses crammed into a double decker trailer that shouldnot have been holding more than 26... 42 horses that were denied their humane and just rights according to the laws of our country.... 42 horses of which 16 lost their lives on Interstate 44 at 3:30 am because of human greed and blatant disregard for laws and humanity...

There are 26 survivors ranging in age from 7 months to 17 years year sold. Although some may not survive due to the extensive injury. Several of the horses were taken by local vets to their clinics for care. The remainder of the horses are being cared for by Longmeadow Rescue Ranch, a division of the humane society of Missouri. You can make donations and read about updates at www.HSMO.org. What is important to understand this is not an isolated interview.. Just recently a truck heading to slaughter broke down, on that truck were horses heading to slaughter that had obviously been beaten and were bloodied ... The inhumanity of it all is incredible

You may be asking what you can do ... well you can help to insure this does not happen again to the horses inour country by calling your Senators and asking him or her to co sponsor and vote in favor is Bill S1915 that would ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in our country...

Author Contact:
Jennifer Swanson
www.PTHR.org
jswan0415@aol.com

Jennifer Swanson
Pure Thoughts
Horse & Foal Rescue
www.saveafoal.com

Saving the life of a horse may not change the world...........
........but it will change that horse's world.

Pure ThoughtsFeatured in Palm Beach Post!!

Rescuers sometimes can't work fast enough

By Amy Bower Doucette

Special to Neighborhood Post

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Since founding Pure Thoughts Horse and Foal Rescue three years ago, Jennifer Swanson and Brad Gaver have placed more than 350 horses in permanent homes.

They currently have 24 horses at their farm in Loxahatchee, most of which are ready to be adopted.

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Pure Thoughts started as a rescue service for "Premarin mares." The urine of pregnant mares is used to make Premarin, a hormone replacement drug. Pure Thoughts has expanded its rescue mission to include horses awaiting slaughter for human consumption.

Many of the horses Swanson and Gaver rescue are plucked from pens where they are waiting to be shipped to slaughter.

Many of the horses were once someone's pet - healthy animals that were put up for auction by unsuspecting owners. One of the horses at Pure Thoughts, Howdy Cowboy, came with two pages of handwritten notes and instructions written by a little girl who obviously had no idea that her beloved horse had been bought for slaughter.

Often, racetracks sell horses to slaughter after they have been injured. One of the horses at Pure Thoughts, Affirmed Fever, is the grandson of Affirmed, the last thoroughbred to win the Triple Crown.

Racehorses, even famous ones, are not safe from slaughter. The most famous case was Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner. He was retired and shipped to Japan to stud. He was unsuccessful in breeding attempts, and was slaughtered and "most likely used for pet food," according to the Humane Society of the United States.

Affirmed Fever came close to the same fate. "He broke down at his last race," Swanson said. "They don't give them time to recuperate. The slaughter truck comes right to the track."

Swanson and Gaver work with a network of rescue organizations and individuals who live near the auction houses. Some work directly with the auction houses to buy back horses. Sometimes, they succeed in getting horses out of the "kill pens" in time.

Other times, their efforts fall short.

Swanson said she once got a call from a fellow rescuer who was worried about a particular horse. "She said, 'There's this pony, I can't stand it! He's just so sad!' He was only $60. I told her to go get him. She ran back and they had just slapped the sticker on him," Swanson recalled.

"What really haunts you are the ones you miss."

The "sticker" is a green U.S. Department of Agriculture sticker. Once that sticker is put on the horse, there is no turning back.

Swanson, Gaver and other horse rescue organizations are in a constant race against time to get as many horses out of harm's way as they can. That race might come to an end with the passage of the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503.) The U.S. House of Representatives voted 263-146 on Sept. 7 to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. The bill has to pass the Senate and be signed into law by the president.

Currently, there are three slaughterhouses in the United States that deal exclusively with horses: Cavel International in DeKalb, Ill., BelTex Corp. in Fort Worth, Texas, and Dallas Crown in Kaufman, Texas.

Every three weeks, Pure Thoughts takes in a new group of rescued horses. Many of them will spend months at the farm recovering from the ordeal. Some have emotional problemsand a tough time trusting people. With time, though, most of them are transformed into great pets by a network of people determined to see them survive.

 

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National Call In Day!!!!

If you are like us and cannot be there in Washington to lobby for the Horses, the next best thing is to call in and light up the Capitols Switchboard.

Congress returns from its August recess on Sept. 5. Be there to welcome them back and urge them to take action on several important animal protection issues. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote on the <A title=https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_horses_cosponsorhouse3 href="https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_2006_horses_cosponsorhouse3" target=_blank rel=nofollow _="">American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503) in early September. We need to be there to urge them to pass this important piece of animal protection legislation. H.R. 503 would put an end, once and for all, to the slaughter of American horses for human consumption. The legislation enjoys consistently broad and bipartisan support in the House, with 200+ cosponsors.

National Call-In Day for Horses: Sept. 6
9 a.m.–5 p.m.
We need your help to light up the phones on Capitol Hill. Call your U.S. Representative on Wednesday, Sept. 6 and show your support for American horses. Our opponents are vigorously lobbying to keep the horse slaughter industry alive and well. We must send a clear message that Americans do not want our horses butchered and shipped overseas. You can reach your Representative through the Congressional switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or <A title=http://community.hsus.org/humane/leg-lookup/search.html href="http://community.hsus.org/humane/leg-lookup/search.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow _="">click here to look up his or her phone number. All you need to say is:

"I am a constituent and I am calling to ask that the Representative please protect American horses from slaughter and support H.R. 503, the Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. I am very concerned about American horses and I don't want them slaughtered. "